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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Example of nova boot command

Problem

There is a lot of written about how the Cloud API works. What the request has to look like and what the correct successes is. But there aren't many practical tutorials or howtos on how to use the tools in practice.

Below is an example of how to create a cloud server using the nova tool.

Solution

This is a link that describe how to install the nova tool [1]. I'm not going to cover this here and I assume you already have it.

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Please note that the code available here is only for demonstration purposes. If you want to be serious, you'll have to make it more robust and integrate it. Also, the description is by no means a definitive reference on any of the subjects, but rather the result of my experimentation. Feel free to report any bugs or errors you find in the code or otherwise in the articles. Thanks